Ziff Davis, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade C
ZD · Communication Services
Some red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 168 days, change -4 days YoY
AR growth 1.1% vs revenue growth 3.5%
Revenue 3.5%, CFFO 4.3%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth 11.8% vs revenue 3.5%. Normal
Insufficient data
Gross margin 85.8%, change +0.1pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 8.60. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.3B, FCF/NI = 6.08
Accruals ratio = -9.8%. Low accruals
Cash $0.6B covers 70% of debt $0.9B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $2.0B = 111% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 2.6x. Healthy
Other assets -53.5% vs revenue 3.5%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -3% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25